Founding Engineer

Clera

• $150K — $190K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full-stack engineering experience in product development.
  • Experience building AI agents or similar AI systems in production.
  • Strong backend and product engineering skills with a user-focused approach.
  • Ability to work independently in a startup environment with minimal onboarding.
  • Degree from a reputable university or relevant startup experience.
  • Experience in insurance or financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Build and iterate on AI agent systems for the core product.
  • Own full-stack development across backend services, APIs, and frontend interfaces.
  • Collaborate with leadership on product decisions, balancing technical and user needs.
  • Design scalable backend systems to support AI workloads.
  • Contribute to platform infrastructure as the team expands.

Benefits

  • Equity options ranging from 1% to 3%.
  • Hybrid work model with flexibility in New York City.
Full Job Description
About the Role

Join a small, product-focused team as its first full-time engineering hire. You will shape the technical direction of an early-stage insurance technology company, building AI agent systems and product capabilities that address meaningful industry needs.
What You'll Do
  • Build and iterate on AI agent systems that power the core product.
  • Own full-stack development across backend services, APIs, and frontend interfaces.
  • Partner with company leadership on product decisions, balancing technical feasibility with user needs.
  • Design scalable backend systems that support AI workloads.
  • Contribute to platform infrastructure as the team grows.
What We're Looking For
  • At least 3 years of full-stack engineering experience building and shipping products.
  • Demonstrated experience building AI agents or similar AI systems, ideally with AI or machine learning systems in production.
  • Strong backend and product engineering skills, with experience shipping products end to end and a focus on user impact.
  • Experience working at an established company or an early-stage startup, and the ability to work independently with minimal onboarding.
  • A degree from a strong university or relevant startup experience.
  • Insurance or financial services experience is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $150,000 to $190,000 annually, depending on experience. Equity: 1% to 3%. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location

Hybrid in New York City, with an expectation to work from the office most days and some flexibility.

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